Updated community standards on Kik

January 31, 2018News

We’ve updated our community standards to help keep you safe on Kik! These standards help us create a space where you can hang out, relax and have fun without worrying about bullying, creepers, and other bad stuff.

What does this mean for you? Don’t panic. We’ve got your back! We’ve made our rules easy to follow. Kik is always going to be a great place to connect and explore through chat, and these rules will help you stay safe.

Take a look at what we give a giant “no” to:

You want to chat with your 12 year old cousin on Kik? No! You must be 13 or older to use Kik.

You want to bully, harass, or threaten others on Kik? No! Come on guys… treat others how you want to be treated.

Can you pretend to be Kik or another person? No! Kik is a place to be yourself and only yourself! Imposters won’t be tolerated.

You want to distribute pornography or other inappropriate content? No! There is absolutely no place for any of this on Kik.

You want to spam, advertise or solicit services on Kik? No!

You want to do anything illegal on Kik? No, no and no! We won’t tolerate this anywhere in Kik.

You want to promote or encourage self-harm? No!

You want to send or collect other people's personal information? No! Not cool.

These rules help us make Kik a more respectful and fun place. Just in case someone isn't into following these guidelines, we have a moderation and trust and safety team to enforce these community standards.

If you see something that goes against the rules, you can use our in-app reporting feature to let our moderation team know. This team takes action against reported users that aren’t paying attention to or following our community standards. How do we do this? If someone isn’t following the rules they can have their profile picture removed, be banned from public groups, be temporarily or permanently banned from Kik, or even reported to the police. As the Kik community grows and evolves, so will our community standards, and we reserve the right to enforce them as we see fit.